>Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 18:47:57 -0400
>To:Bennett Cullen <p21988@gegpo8.geg.mot.com>
>From:tigerpb@ids.net (Paul Burr)
>Subject:Re: Tiger Air Conditioner
>
>>Hi all,
>>Has anyone successfully installed an air conditoner in a Tiger? If so, what
>>are the details. A trunk mount unit would probably be an easy inconspicuous
>>installation to make hot days a little more comfortable without destroying
>>the originality of appearance. With the top up it probably wouldn't take a
>>very large unit to get the temperature down inside the compartment. Any
>>thoughts?
>>
>>_______________________________________________________
>>| Cullen Bennett in Tempe, Arizona (1965 MK I Tiger B9472658) |
>>| p21988@gegpo8.geg.mot.com (1967 Alpine SV B395002751)|
>>|_______________________________________________________|
>Cullen: I have some pictures of a beautiful Tiger W/AC from a meet at
>tiger tom's, about 10 years ago. I belive Bob Yursatis was the owner. If
>memory serves me(!), the car had the oil filter moved under the front
>valace, with an oil cooler. He then fabbed some brackets and moved the
>alternator over to the left side of the engine. This allowed the AC
>compressor(a very small Sankyo unit) to be mounted on the right side of
>the motor with no worries about steering column clearance. He was running
>a "modern" radiator. The A/C condensor was mounted in front of this with
>an elctric fan. The reciever/dryer was mounted to the right of the
>radiator, in the space obove the horn. The really neat part of this was in
>the interior. The cooling unit was an under dash unit from a fastback
>Alpine! It had Rootes badges on it! Bob Y. said the combo never
>overheated, and kept the car really cool inside. You might want to pick up
>"Street Rodder" magazine. Companies like Vintage Air and Airtique
>specialize in putting A/C into just about anything.
>
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